Exam 26: Loss and Grief

A woman is attending a nurse-facilitated grief support group.The woman's son was killed in Iraq 18 months earlier.She confides that while at the gravesite yesterday,she broke down and the feelings of hurt were as deep as the day she found out about the death.She states,"I will never get over this feeling of intense grief." The nurse discovers that yesterday would have been her son's 21st birthday.What is the nurse's best response?

A nurse is assigned to care for a dying patient.To deal with this experience and future experiences with dying patients,the nurse should do which of the following?

The patient's home has been demolished by a tornado.The patient's spouse and child were killed and the spouse is in need of a leg amputation.The nurse realizes that which of the following is true?

The nurse is caring for a patient who has just passed away.What should she do?

A middle-age patient with a terminal disease is speaking harshly to the nurse every time the call light is answered.The nurse identifies that this patient is experiencing the second stage of Kübler-Ross' stages of dying.What is the second stage?

A young widower who lost his wife in Afghanistan has worked through the first task of Worden's mourning theory.He asks you if he will ever feel able to move forward with his life.According to Worden's theory,what is your best response?

A 34-year-old single mother of three had been involved in a secret relationship with her boss,a married man who was 24 years her senior.When her boss suddenly died as the result of a heart attack,the woman had difficulty expressing the extent of her loss.The grief that she was experiencing could best be described as which of the following?

The parent of a child who drowned in a neighbor's pool that was not secured,would most likely file a wrongful death lawsuit against the neighbor during which of Bowlby's phases of mourning?

The nurse is caring for a patient of the Chinese community who is dying.The nurse needs to understand the Chinese community's beliefs regarding death,but it is most important to keep in mind which of the following?

The patient is on a ventilator and has a heartbeat,but is brain dead.What should the nurse do?

A businessman has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and has poor prognosis because the disease is progressing very quickly.To help the patient maintain a sense of hope,what should the nurse do?

A nurse is caring for a 3-year-old niece whose mother has recently died of cancer.Because of the child's stage of development,the nurse expects that the child will most likely see the loss of her mother as which of the following?

Which of the following would not be appropriate for a patient undergoing palliative care?

A nurse who grew up in Korea has been in the United States for the past 4 years.The nurse is especially sensitive about the differences in how mourning is different between the native culture and that of Western society.The nurse should use which model of mourning to help understand an action-oriented process of grieving?

Which of the following is true for a patient to receive home hospice care?

A patient's daughter died in a ski accident.The patient stated,"I cannot believe my daughter has died." According to Worden's tasks of mourning,the patient is experiencing task: